The Simpsons Gives Apu New Voice Actor After Nearly Decade of Silence
Sunil Malhotra replaces Hank Azaria as the voice of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in the episode 'The Revengening' following a 2017 controversy.
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First reported by Variety, 1h 46m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
10 publishers have covered this in 10 articles since 19 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 19 October at 00:30 UTC; Deadline followed 1h 47m later. The most recent article, from The New York Times, appeared on 19 October at 20:22 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Guardian Culture (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Deadline, Rolling Stone, NME, BBC Entertainment, The A.V. Club, Consequence.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Variety‘The Simpsons’ Surprise: Apu Is Heard for the First Time in Nearly a Decade, as Sunil Malhotra Takes Over for Hank Azaria (EXCLUSIVE)
- DeadlineThe New Apu Makes His Debut Tonight On ‘The Simpsons’
- The Guardian Culture‘A reclamation’: The Simpsons gives Apu a new voice as actor Sunil Malhotra replaces Hank Azaria
- Rolling Stone‘The Simpsons’ Debuts New Voice for Apu After Nine Years of Silence
- The Hollywood ReporterApu is Back! Veteran Voice Actor Sunil Malhotra Revives ‘The Simpsons’ Character After Nearly 10 Years
- NMEApu speaks again on ‘The Simpsons’ after nine years of silence, new voice actor replaces Hank Azaria
- BBC EntertainmentApu returns to The Simpsons with new voice after race row
- The A.V. ClubApu returns to The Simpsons with a new voice
- ConsequenceApu Speaks for the First Time in Nearly a Decade on The Simpsons
- The New York TimesApu Returns to ‘The Simpsons’ With a New Voice Actor
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Apu Returns to ‘The Simpsons’ With a New Voice Actor The New York Times ·
- Apu is Back! Veteran Voice Actor Sunil Malhotra Revives ‘The Simpsons’ Character After Nearly 10 Years The Hollywood Reporter ·
- ‘A reclamation’: The Simpsons gives Apu a new voice as actor Sunil Malhotra replaces Hank Azaria The Guardian Culture ·
- ‘The Simpsons’ Surprise: Apu Is Heard for the First Time in Nearly a Decade, as Sunil Malhotra Takes Over for Hank Azaria (EXCLUSIVE) Variety ·
- Apu Speaks for the First Time in Nearly a Decade on The Simpsons Consequence
- Apu returns to The Simpsons with a new voice The A.V. Club
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- Apu returns to The Simpsons with new voice after race row BBC Entertainment
- Apu speaks again on ‘The Simpsons’ after nine years of silence, new voice actor replaces Hank Azaria NME
- ‘The Simpsons’ Debuts New Voice for Apu After Nine Years of Silence Rolling Stone
- The New Apu Makes His Debut Tonight On ‘The Simpsons’ Deadline
In this story
- Sunil Malhotra
- Hank Azaria
- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
- The Simpsons